Tuesday, 6 December 2016

The fall in the level of fuel poverty in Scotland, as
announced today (6 December) is welcome news in that the figure is moving in
the right direction and means fewer people are living in cold, damp homes
compared to the previous year. But
unfortunately the change does not signify ‘job done’ as the new figure for 2015
is still higher than the first ever measurement of fuel poverty in 1996.

Thursday, 3 November 2016

Action to bring an end to fuel poverty and to ensure no-one in Scotland has to live in a cold, damp home will be the keynote message from the Minister for Local Government and Housing, Kevin Stewart MSP when he opens a national conference entitled ‘Fuel Poverty Matters’today (3 November).Read Full Press Release

Monday, 24 October 2016

Reacting to the publication today (24 October 2016) of
the final reports of the two short-life advisory groups set up by the Scottish
Government to review fuel poverty in Scotland, the national fuel poverty
charity Energy Action Scotland is urging Scottish Ministers to now reset the
target to eliminate fuel poverty in Scotland.

Energy Action Scotland endorses the call to the Scottish
Government by both the Scottish Fuel Poverty Strategic Working Group and the
Scottish Rural Fuel Poverty Task Force for the new policy to “be firmly based
on the principle of social justice”.

Wednesday, 29 June 2016

The admission that has finally come today from the
Scottish Government that it will not meet its target to end fuel poverty in
Scotland is deeply disappointing but not a surprise.

The Scottish Government has a statutory duty under the
Housing (Scotland) Act 2001 to ‘ensure, so far as reasonably practicable, that
people are not living in fuel poverty in Scotland by November 2016’.

Friday, 24 June 2016

‘A mainly positive step that will help some of the most
disadvantaged energy customers’. This is
the main reaction of the national fuel poverty charity Energy Action Scotland
to the final report published today (24 June) by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) on its investigation
into the energy retail market.

Monday, 9 May 2016

Following
the recent elections in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales two charities have
published a joint report highlighting why progress to eradicate fuel poverty
across the UK has slowed despite statutory commitments and current policies.
The UK Fuel Poverty Monitor, produced annually by NEA and EAS, says huge
variations and changes to relevant national and UK wide affordable warmth
policies has inevitably hindered progress to eradicate fuel poverty and
challenges policy makers to respond to other key recommendations.

Tuesday, 15 March 2016

When the weather is cold, it’s important for
us all to get the help that is available to keep us healthy by having a warm
home.

The national fuel poverty charity Energy
Action Scotland, with support from Scottish and Southern Energy Power
Distribution, has produced an information leaflet called Keeping Warm and Well in Winter.
The leafletshave been
distributed to all GP practices across Scotland with a request for them to be
displayed in their waiting rooms.

Monday, 1 February 2016

The ability of people across Scotland to afford to heat
their homes adequately is clearly in doubt.
This is according to new figures released by the Scottish Government
that breaks down the information by local authority area.

Thursday, 28 January 2016

In the wake of announcements by E.ON and SSE that they
are reducing gas prices by around 5 per cent, the national fuel poverty charity
Energy Action Scotland has called for other companies to follow their example
in making cuts but have urged them to do so before the heating season ends.